🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-12-29

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day07:08 – 08:01मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
2Day08:01 – 08:53सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
3Day08:53 – 09:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
4Day09:45 – 10:37बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
5Day10:37 – 11:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
6Day11:29 – 12:21शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
7Day12:21 – 13:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
8Day13:13 – 14:05मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
9Day14:05 – 14:57सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
10Day14:57 – 15:50शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
11Day15:50 – 16:42बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
12Day16:42 – 17:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
13Night17:34 – 18:42शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
14Night18:42 – 19:50गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
15Night19:50 – 20:58मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
16Night20:58 – 22:05सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
17Night22:05 – 23:13शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
18Night23:13 – 00:21बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
19Night00:21 – 01:29चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
20Night01:29 – 02:37शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
21Night02:37 – 03:45गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
22Night03:45 – 04:53मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
23Night04:53 – 06:01सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
24Night06:01 – 07:09शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters

Sunrise: 07:08 · Sunset: 17:34 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Vṛndāvana · BPHS Reference